Soft ambient pads floating through sunlit canopy. Forests of Augusta is a small 2018 PC game and its five-track soundtrack keeps things tight and functional. "Forest Ambient Theme" does exactly what the name promises, gentle and green and easy to lose yourself in.
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"Hirokez Desert Battle Theme" shifts the whole tone, suddenly dry and percussive and urgent. The contrast between forest and desert zones is the whole dynamic range here. Five tracks split between ambient exploration and combat for two biomes.
Simple structure, no filler. It is a small soundtrack for a small game, but the battle themes hit harder than you would expect. Good background listening when you want something clean and uncluttered.